Whenever a book is adapted for the screen or stage, there are inevitably going to be some changes.
Whether its cutting scenes or completely altering a characters fate, alteration is inherent to the nature of adaptation.
(Spoilers abound!)
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In the film, his decision ends with a resounding successa light-shattering hit that wins his team the pennant.
But because of censorship laws, the plot actually deviates greatly from the original novel.
In the book, she not only survives, but marries another man and has his child.
It starred Colin Firth and was penned by Hornby based on his own memoir.
